†Archiplatypalpus Kovalev 1974 (dance fly)
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Full reference: V. G. Kovalev. 1974. A new genus of the family Empididae (Diptera) and its phylogenetic relationships. Paleontological Journal 8:196-204
Parent taxon: Tachydromiinae according to M. M. Solórzano-Kraemer et al. 2023
See also Carpenter 1992 and Kovalev 1974
Sister taxa: Archaeodrapetiops, Cretoplatypalpus, Drapetiella, Drapetini, Electrocyrtoma, Eoplatypalpus, Mesoplatypalpus, Sepsis atra, Sepsis bicolorata, Sepsis ignobilis, Symballophthalmini, Tachydromiini, Eocorynetites, Lochmocola
Subtaxa: Archiplatypalpus cretaceus
Type: Archiplatypalpus cretaceus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Taimyr amber, Yantardakh Hill (PIN collection 3130) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)
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